Tart Drinks
Cocktails, mocktails and punches, styles and ingredients with a tart flavor profile.
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| Drink | Flavor | Flavor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 155 Belmont | — | — | VanillaOrange | — |
| 2 | 50/50 | 206 | 25.5 | SweetOrange | — |
| 3 | 69 Special | 189 | 13.0 | CitrusLemon | — |
| 4 | 747 Drink | 163 | 7.0 | CitrusTart | Tart |
| 5 | 9 1/2 Weeks | 211 | 26.8 | CitrusSweet | — |
| 6 | A Day at the Beach | 207 | 9.3 | SweetVanilla | — |
| 7 | A Gilligan's Island | 237 | 7.8 | SweetTart | Tart |
| 8 | A. J. | 118 | 24.0 | GrapefruitApple | — |
| 9 | Abilene | 175 | 10.1 | SweetOrange | — |
| 10 | Acapulco | 160 | 21.1 | SweetCitrus | — |
| 11 | Adam & Eve | 352 | 32.4 | CitrusTart | Tart |
| 12 | Affair | 233 | 5.0 | SweetTart | Tart |
| 13 | After Dinner Cocktail | 188 | 17.5 | CitrusSweet | — |
| 14 | After Supper Cocktail | 193 | 13.1 | CitrusSweet | — |
| 15 | Allegheny | 134 | 27.1 | CitrusOak | — |
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What are tart drinks?
How to browse
How to browse tart drinks
tart is useful for both cocktails and alcohol-free drinks. Start with lighter recipes if you want refreshment, then move to stronger or richer matches if you want more intensity.
When to choose it
When to choose tart drinks
Choose tart drinks when this taste direction matters more than a specific spirit. It appears in 449 recipe matches.
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Skip tart drinks if...
Skip tart drinks if that taste direction does not match the food or moment. Use the related recipes and styles to choose a better flavor fit.
What it is
What does tart mean in drinks?
Tart is a flavor direction used to describe how a drink tastes, smells and finishes. It helps compare recipes, ingredients, beer styles and wine styles by taste rather than by name alone.
Tart drinks — FAQ
- What does tart mean in a drink?
- Tart mixer note driven by acidity, sourness, citrus, vinegar, or fermented sharpness.
- How does WhatDrink choose drinks for the Tart page?
- Drinks are selected from recipes with a canonical tart flavour tag and then ordered using recipe-quality and coverage signals. Inclusion reflects structured flavour evidence, not an editorial ranking of the best drinks.
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Flavor profiles are approximate and based on recipe ingredients, preparation and typical drink style. Actual flavour can vary by brand, garnish and serving method.